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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 608 

To prohibit the use of United States Government funds to provide assistance 

to Al Qaeda, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, and the Islamic State of Iraq 

and the Levant (ISIL) and to countries supporting those organizations, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 23, 2017 

Ms. GABBARD (for herself, Mr. WELCH, Mr. MASSIE, Ms. LEE, Mr. JONES, 

Mr. GARRETT, and Mr. YOHO) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, for a period to be subsequently 

determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To prohibit the use of United States Government funds 

to provide assistance to Al Qaeda, Jabhat Fateh alSham, and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant 

(ISIL) and to countries supporting those organizations, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Arming Terror5 ists Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO PROVIDE COV2 ERED ASSISTANCE TO AL QAEDA, JABHAT 

3 FATEH AL-SHAM, AND ISIL, AND TO COUN4 TRIES SUPPORTING THOSE ORGANIZATIONS. 

5 (a) PROHIBITION WITH RESPECT TO AL QAEDA, 

6 JABHAT FATEH AL-SHAM, AND ISIL.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

8 provision of law, no funds made available to any 

9 Federal department or agency may be used to pro10 vide covered assistance to Al Qaeda, Jabhat Fateh 

11 al-Sham, and ISIL, and any individual or group that 

12 is affiliated with, associated with, cooperating with, 

13 or adherents to such groups. 

14 (2) DUTIES OF DNI.—The Director of National 

15 Intelligence— 

16 (A) shall make initial determinations with 

17 respect to whether or not an individual or group 

18 is, or has been within the most recent 12 

19 months prior to such determination, affiliated 

20 with, associated with, cooperating with, or is an 

21 adherent to Al Qaeda, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, 

22 or ISIL, under paragraph (1) not later than 90 

23 days after the date of the enactment of this 

24 Act; 

25 (B) shall, in consultation with the appro26 priate congressional committees, review and 


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1 make subsequent determinations with respect to 

2 groups or individuals under paragraph (1) every 

3 6 months thereafter; and 

4 (C) shall brief the appropriate congres5 sional committees on each determination with 

6 respect to a group or individual under subpara7 graph (A) and the justification for the deter8 mination, including by providing— 

9 (i) the geographic location of such 

10 group or individual; 

11 (ii) a detailed intelligence assessment 

12 of such group or individual; 

13 (iii) a detailed description of the 

14 alignment and interaction of such group or 

15 individual with Al Qaeda, Jabhat Fateh al16 Sham, or ISIL; and 

17 (iv) a description of the ideological be18 liefs of such group or individual. 

19 (b) PROHIBITION WITH RESPECT TO SUPPORTING

20 COUNTRIES.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

22 provision of law, no funds made available to any 

23 Federal department or agency may be used to pro24 vide covered assistance directly or indirectly to the 

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1 tional Intelligence determines has within the most 

2 recent 12 months prior to such determination pro3 vided covered assistance to Al Qaeda, Jabhat Fateh 

4 al-Sham, or the Islamic State of Iraq and the Le5 vant (ISIL), or any individual or group that is affili6 ated with, associated with, cooperating with, or is an 

7 adherent to those organizations, as determined 

8 under subsection (a)(2)(A). 

9 (2) DUTIES OF DNI.—The Director of National 

10 Intelligence— 

11 (A) shall make initial determinations with 

12 respect to countries under paragraph (1) not 

13 later than 90 days after the date of the enact14 ment of this Act; and 

15 (B) shall, in consultation with the appro16 priate congressional committees, review and 

17 make subsequent determinations with respect to 

18 countries under paragraph (1) every 6 months 

19 thereafter; and 

20 (C) shall brief the appropriate congres21 sional committees on each determination with 

22 respect to a country under paragraph (1) and 

23 the justification for the determination that Al 

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1 dividual or group that is affiliated with, associ2 ated with, cooperating with, or is an adherent 

3 to those organizations, is determined to be re4 ceiving covered assistance from the government 

5 of the country— 

6 (i) the geographic location of such or7 ganization, group, or individual; 

8 (ii) a detailed intelligence assessment 

9 of such organization, group, or individual; 

10 and 

11 (iii) a detailed description of the cov12 ered assistance, the method of transfer of 

13 the covered assistance, and use of covered 

14 assistance. 

15 (c) ADDITIONAL BRIEFING REQUIREMENTS.—The 

16 Director of National Intelligence shall— 

17 (1) in addition to carrying out subsection 

18 (a)(2)(C), brief the appropriate congressional com19 mittees on— 

20 (A) any other individual or group that the 

21 Director considered in carrying out such sub22 section but did not make a determination that 

23 the group or individual is affiliated with, associ24 ated with, cooperating with, or is an adherent 


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1 to Al Qaeda, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, or ISIL; 

2 and 

3 (B) the justification for not making the de4 termination; and 

5 (2) in addition to carrying out subsection 

6 (b)(2)(C), brief the appropriate congressional com7 mittees on— 

8 (A) any other country that the Director 

9 considered in carrying out such subsection but 

10 did not make a determination that the country 

11 provided covered assistance to Al Qaeda, 

12 Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, or the Islamic State of 

13 Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), or any individual 

14 or group that is affiliated with, associated with, 

15 cooperating with, or adherents to those organi16 zations; and 

17 (B) the justification for not making the de18 termination. 

19 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

20 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT21 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com22 mittees’’ means— 

23 (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 

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1 nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

2 House of Representatives; and 

3 (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 

4 the Committee on Armed Services, and the Se5 lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 

6 (2) COVERED ASSISTANCE.—The term ‘‘covered 

7 assistance’’ means— 

8 (A) defense articles, defense services, train9 ing or logistical support, or any other military 

10 assistance provided by grant, loan, credit, 

11 transfer, or cash sales; 

12 (B) intelligence sharing; or 

13 (C) cash assistance. 

14 (3) DEFENSE ARTICLES AND DEFENSE SERV15 ICES.—The terms ‘‘defense articles’’ and ‘‘defense 

16 services’’ have the meanings given such terms in sec17 tions 47(3) and 47(4) of the Arms Export Control 

18 Act (22 U.S.C. 2794 note), respectively. 

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